Common name of Gnathophyllum precipuum
 
Common Name Spotted cave shrimp
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Hawaii
Locality
Ref. Meadows, D.W. and A. Kane, 2006
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st Modifier habitat/ecology
2nd Modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'.
 
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